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JESSE H. TALBOTT, OF NEVADA, ASSIGN OR OF ONE-HALF TO LEWIS 'SOHOOLER,OF DES MOINES, IOWA.

SCHOOL-DESK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 311,928, dated February10, 1885.

Application filed February 15, 1883.

T0 on whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Jnssn H. TALBOTT, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Nevada, in the county of Story and State of Iowa,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in School- Desks, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had therein tothe accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to the manner of constructing and operating the topof a schoolof inclosing, covering, and protectingaslate, copy-book,paper, pens, &c., when they are not in use, and also for the purpose ofsupporting a slate, paper, or book at various degrees of inclinationwhenever desired.

Heretofore in a writing-desk attachment for chairs a cover has beenconnected with a desk in such a manner as to leave the cover free atboth edges. so that it could be moved backward and forward and retainedat various degrees of inclination relative to the flat top of the desk.Ratchets have also been fixed to desks and tables to support hingedcovers or sections thereof at various anglesjfor various purposes.

My invention consists in the construction and combination of a coverhaving duplex hinges attached to its under side, with a frame or standhaving a fixed section of cover on its rear'side, and fixed racks on theend pieces of the frame, as hereinafter fully set forth, in such amanner that the adjustable cover can be readily"1aid fiat to abutagainst the edge of the fixed section of the top or cover, as required,to conceal and protect the slate, &c., and also in such a manner thatthe adjustable section of the cover can be retained stationary at anydegree of inclination desired without any extraneous device, for thepurpose of promoting the convenience of a person when writing or readingat the desk.

Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings shows the receptacle for a slate,paper, pens, &c., uncovered. Fig. 2 shows the adjustable cover andduplex hinges detached from the desk. Fig. 3 shows the adjustable covercombined with the desk and adjusted as required (No model.)'

to support an open book in a suitable position to accommodate a readerseated at the desk.

. Jointly considered, these figures clearly illustrate the constructionand operation of my I complete invention.

A is the hinged adjustable cover, and A the fixed portion ofthe cover. AiS-the front portion of the wall of the book-receptacle.

E is the bottom of the book and slate receptacle fixed to the legs orcorner-posts F.

G represents a pencil and pen tray formed in or attached to the fixedbottom E.

N N represent duplex hinges fixed to the top side of the fixed bottom Eand 'to the under side of the adjustable cover A.

13B are pieces fixed to the ends of the hinged cover A, to overlap andconceal racks when the cover is closed.

'1 'I represent racks formed in or attached to the top edges of the endpieces of the book and slate receptacle.

When the adjustable cover is in position as shown in Fig. 3, and I wishto lay it flat, as required to close the desk and to cover the articlesresting upon the fixed bottom of the box, I simply lift it sufficientlyto raise its lower edge from the racks '1, and then let it move forwarduntil its rear edge will drop down and abut against the edge of thefixed top section, A A reverse movement will open the desk and bring thelower edge of the moving cover A in position to engage the racks T, asrequired to retain the adjustable cover in an inclined position, andadapted to support a book in a convenient position for the use of aperson seated at the desk.

I am awarethat covers have been connected with a desk by means of linkspivoted to their ends and to the outside of the desk in such a mannerthat the cover could be reversed; but my manner of connecting acover-section-with a desk by means of duplex hinges that will be foldedand concealed under the cover when it is closed against a fixed sectionof cover, and

angles relative to the fixed cover-section when the trout edge of thehinged section engages fixed racks that extend at right angles thereto,is novel and greatly advantageous.

that will support the hinged section at various I claim as myinvention-- the top of a desk having a fixed section of 1. In aschool-desk, the combination of a cover, A ,atits rear side,avertically-projectcover, A, having duplex hinges attached to its underside, with a frame or stand having a 5 fixed section of cover, A on itsrear side and fixed racks on the front portions of the end pieces of theframe, substantially as and for the purposes stated.

' 2. The cover A, having end pieces, 13, pro- -to jecting downward, andduplex hinges N, at-

tached on its under side, in combination with ing front, A and racks Ton the ends, substantially as shown and described, to operate T5 in themanner stated.

In testimony'whereof I affix'my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JESSE H. TALBOTT.

WVitnesses:

e O. H. BALLIET,

- E. S. HovY.

